LARIMER COUNTY -- Crews from three area fire districts made a quick stop to a blaze that started in the fireplace of a home north of Loveland on Saturday night.

The Windsor-Severance Fire Rescue was first on scene at the structure fire at 8304 Mummy Range Drive, located off Interstate 25 in a neighborhood south of the Windsor exit in unincorporated Larimer County. Occupants of the one-story single family dwelling were out of the house when crews arrived and there were no reported injuries, according to Poudre Fire Authority spokesman Captain Patrick Love.

Upon arrival, crews reportedly found flames coming from the fireplace and the chimney.

"It appears there was some fire in some void spaces both around the fireplace and up through the chimney chase," Love said.

The home was located in the Poudre Fire Authority's district and is an automatic aid response for Windsor-Severance as well as the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority.

"We've trained a lot with Loveland Fire Rescue and Fort Collins over the last year or two," Chief Todd Vess, spokesman for the Windsor-Severance Fire Rescue said. "It makes those scenes a lot more seamless."

The fire is considered accidental and started in the fireplace, which was the heat source for the home.

On scene for about an hour and a half, crews were able to contain the fire to the fireplace and the void spaces in and around the fireplace.

"We were able to get it controlled fairly quickly so it did not spread beyond that," Love said.

With the chilly temperatures over the past few weeks, such calls are not uncommon for area fire departments. In the past week, Love said that Poudre Fire Authority has responded to fires in fireplaces and heating stoves as well as heaters stored under counters.

"Our call load for heating-type fires definitely goes up this time of year," he said.

Any type of heating appliance -- a fireplace or furnace -- should be inspected every year by a qualified technician, Love said. And for all heating appliances, there should be at least a three-foot area kept clear of combustible materials at all times.